Bloomfield, Missouri - During the Bloomfield Middle School and High School Awards Ceremony Nicole Roper received a special volleyball for her 1,000th assist during the 2016 - 2017 volleyball season.
On September 22, 2016 at the Bloomfield vs Woodland home game, Nicole Roper became a part of the 1,000 point club!
"Since her freshman year, this girl has put in countless hours of practice working on one thing," commented Sherilyn Johnson, Bloomfield head volleyball coach. "Most of the girls get a break and opportunity to work on different skills, but when you are the setter you must tirelessly work on one skill. Whether it is chasing down crazy passes or setting 75 more balls so the hitters can get "just one more", being the only setter is hard work."
"It was truly a pleasure tossing each and every ball to this girl for the last three years because while doing that my constructive criticism has all paid off."
Congratulations Nicole!
Bloomfield, Missouri - Bloomfield High School held their annual Athletic Honors Ceremony on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at the Bloomfield High School gym along with the middle school athletes.
Coaches for the varsity volleyball team are Sherilyn Johnson and Che Jones.
Playing on the Varsity volleyball team are Dakota Stroup, Cayla Mayberry, Lilly Warrick, Creylee Huddleston, Jewel Chism, Nicole Roper, Kaley Roper, Bailey Below, Eva Hester, Emily McGowen, and Tyrah Hartle.
Awards presented were the Wildcat Award, Offensive Player of the Year, Serving Award of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, and the Most Valuable Player of the Year.
The Defensive Player of the Year Award goes to Kaley Roper.
"She is a girl who a lot of time shad to push herself in practice and did a great job of it," commented Johnson. "She did a great job of it. She stands out in every defensive drill we do and is extremely fun to watch. When I asked the girls who worked the hardest in practice this year, she was the answer."
The Wildcat Award goes to Lilly Warrick.
"I feel Lilly is a wildcat through and through," stated Jonson. "She was the one who was the most comfortable screaming and getting the girls excited during practice and games. She likes to have a little fun and does a good job balancing silly and serious."
Serving Award of the Year goes to Nicole Roper.
"I was really hard on the girls when it came to serving this year," continued Johnson. "I felt like we needed to strengthen that part of our game and have the ability to put pressure on the other team's serve receive line."
Next was the Offensive Player of the Year Award. it goes to Bailey Below.
"This girl surprises me every singe year on how much she improves," commented Johnson. "This year she improved in her volleyball skills as well as her attitude and leadership on the court. She can hold her own all the way around the court, but definitely stands out on the front row!"
The Most Valuable Player Award goes to a girl who tallied 235 kills, 232 digs and 53 aces.
"There are so many great things I could say about this girl, but if I could choose one word to describe her it would be CLUTCH," state Johnson. "In the game against Advance this year we were in a rut, I found a hole and called a timeout. I asked her to hit a very small spot ont eh court that was a sharp angle from a position that she doesn't even play, just thinking she would get it in the vicinity and we could manage from there. This girl went out there and hit it dead on for a kill."
The MVP goes to Jewel Chism.
Southeast Missouri - The Class 4, District 1 High School Baseball Tournament seeds have been released.
The tournament will take place at Notre Dame Regional High School in Cape Girardeau.
Sikeston earned the #1 seed and has a first round bye.
Notre Dame received the #2 seed and will play #7 Fredericktown on May 13th at 9 a.m.
Perryville received the #3 seed and will play New Madrid County Central seeded #6 on May 13th at noon.
Kennett received the #4 seed and will play #5 seeded Dexter on May 13th at 3:00 p.m.
Southeast Missouri - The Class 2, District 1 Baseball Tournament seedings have been released.
Bernie has received the #1 seed and a first round bye.
Campbell seeded #4 will play #5 seeded Holcomb on May 13th at 10:00 a.m.
Senath-Hornersville seeded #3 will play #6 seeded Bloomfield on May 13th at noon.
South Pemiscot seeded #2 will play #7 seeded Hayti on May 13th at 2 p.m.
The district semifinals are May 15th at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. with the District Championship at 4 p.m. on May 17th.
All games will be played at Bernie.
Dexter, Missouri - Are you ready for some BASKETBALL? The Dexter Bearcats Boys Basketball Camp 2017 is slated for May 23rd, 24th, and 25th. It is open to grades kindergarten through 8th grade. (Boys entering these grades in August 2017). Athletes will receive a Dexter Bearcats Basketball Camp T-shirt.
The basketball camp features team concepts, ball handling and passing instruction, defensive concepts, ability/age grouping, as well as contests and games.
Contests include Hot Shot, Free Throw, Chair Dribble, 2 Ball Lay-Ups, Lane Slides, One-on-One, and Team Play. Each contest winner will receive a certificate.
Kindergarten - 2nd grade camp will be 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday.
3rd, 4th and 5th grade camp will be 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday.
6th, 7th, and 8th grade camp will be 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday.
All camps will be held in the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter. The cost is $25 and payable to Dexter High School. Please register by Thursday, May 18th so t-shirts can be ordered.
You can still register the day of camp, however t-shirt may not be available or guaranteed. A group photo will be taken at the end of the camp with athletes in their camp t-shirts. So please register early with Coach Dowdy!
